Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The First Minster
- A New Walk
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Norman Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Clifford's Tower
- The Red Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bone Trial Piece