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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Stonegate
- The Shambles
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Clifford's Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- George Leeman
- Bronze weights
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- The Abbot's House