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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Margaret Clitherow
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Leeman
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Greyfriars
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Red Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Crux's Church