Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Helmet
- Inscription to Hecules
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Olave
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Abbot's House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Male Grooming
- First World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Chimney Pot