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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Fairfax House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War Memorial
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Bar
- The New Theatre