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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in Viking Times
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St William's Shrine
- Guy Fawkes
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Railway Station