Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham School
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman Abbey
- The White Rose of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Bar Convent
- Cinema Comes to York
- View from Station Rise
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Medieval Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Retreat
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Cross