Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fishergate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- William Etty, Artist
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rowntree Park
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Sixties York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- 62 Low Petergate
- A New University
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant