Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Royal Station Hotel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Hoard
- Jubbergate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- George Leeman
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior