Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A Pipkin