Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Assembly Rooms
- The First Railway Station
- The County Court House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Monk Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St William's Shrine