Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- A New Walk
- The First Railway Station
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Clifford's Tower
- Rowntree Park
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Greyfriars
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward II and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries