Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham School
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Richard III and York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ripon College for Women
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of an Athlete
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- The Multangular Tower