Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Cawood Sword
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Water Lanes
- Barley Hall
- The End of the Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Roman Head Pot
- The White Rose of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Dick Turpin