Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- The Guildhall
- Walmgate Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Norman Window Frame
- First World War Memorial
- The Female Prison
- York Bombed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Jewbury Cemetery