Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Basilica
- The New Theatre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Olive Oil Container
- York's Airfield
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Sixties York
- King Richard III and York
- Roman Head Pot
- Lendal Bridge
- A New University
- De Grey Rooms
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Bombed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's Medieval Synagogue