Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- Mary Ward
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Stonegate
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Boot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Earswick
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Council of Arles
- A New Walk