Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- First World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Ouse Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- Gold Finger Ring