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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Retreat
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Walk
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Mansion House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Airfield
- Victoria Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- The Female Prison
- The Victorian Prison Building