Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Castle Museum
- The Retreat
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Coat of Arms
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bones of a Roman Combatant