Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Castle Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Bombed
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Victoria Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- De Grey Rooms
- The Greyfriars