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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Norman Window Frame
- The First Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Shopping Centres
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Helmet
- The Roman Fortress