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 Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Feeding Roman York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity