Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Transport Moves On
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Castle Museum
- The Basilica
- Water Lanes
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham School
- Holy Trinity Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse