Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The First Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barley Hall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mary Ward
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue