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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Victoria Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Railway Station
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Retreat
- Ouse Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Elizabeth Boardingham