Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The George Fox Incident
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New University
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Holy Trinity Church
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- York Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa