Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Retreat
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The County Court House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- The Council of Arles
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa