Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- York St John in the 20th Century