Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Hospitium
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross
- Olive Oil Container
- York Central Library
- Judges Lodging
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree Park
- The Medieval Castle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Lendal Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- John Carr - Architect