Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Art Gallery
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway Institute
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward I and York
- The Retreat
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)