Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Victoria Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Male Grooming
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- York Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- Royal Station Hotel
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of an Athlete
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church