Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Union Gas Works
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Boot
- The Guildhall
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham School
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Stonegate
- Yorkshire Museum