Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Roman Head Pot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Middleham Jewel
- A Pipkin
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Garrison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Battle of the Standard
- George Leeman
- The Mansion House