Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New Vision For York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Union Gas Works
- Scarborough Bridge