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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Helen
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War Memorial
- 62 Low Petergate
- St William's Shrine
- The Mystery Plays
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Railway Station
- Water Lanes
- Judges Lodging
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Helmet
- Statue of the God Mars