Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of the God Mars
- Royal Station Hotel
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree Park
- King Richard II and York
- Monk Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Middleham Jewel
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Prisons
- The Multangular Tower