Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- View from Station Rise
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Monk Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Royal Station Hotel
- Statue of Napoleon
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'