Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Roman Fortress
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Coins
- Barker Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison