Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Carving
- York Castle Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Mansion House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- John Carr - Architect
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Helen
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa