Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- William Etty, Artist
- The Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze weights
- First World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Female Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- George Leeman
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Victoria Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window