Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A Pipkin
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Carving
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman Minster