Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New University
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Retreat
- The Black Death
- Ripon College for Women
- Lendal Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Medieval Prisons