Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Olave
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Jubbergate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Bar
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Medieval Prisons
- New Shopping Centres
- Is York Cursed?
- Lendal Bridge
- The Bar Convent