Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fire in the Minster
- Jubbergate
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Railway Station
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Clifford's Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bone Trial Piece