Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- York Central Library
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Barker Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Coins
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- Queen Margaret's Arch