Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The First Railway Station
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- The County Court House
- Feeding Roman York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre