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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Olave
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New University
- View from Station Rise
- Second World War York
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze weights
- The Horn of Ulf
- The County Court House
- York Central Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Alcuin of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle