Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- A New Walk
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St William's Shrine
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of an Athlete
- Sixties York
- A Pipkin
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison