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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Helmet
- Lendal Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Carving
- Second World War York
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Basilica
- George Leeman
- The Mystery Plays
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Stonegate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa