Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Basilica
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bootham School
- Barley Hall
- York and the Holocaust
- King Richard III and York
- Alcuin of York
- Fishergate Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of an Athlete
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Richard II and York