Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Ripon College for Women
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Walmgate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- George Leeman
- The Shambles
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The White Rose of York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New University
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fishergate Bar
- Feeding Roman York