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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Head Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham School
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Ripon College for Women
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Lendal Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- York Bombed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Mystery Plays
- Fairfax House