Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Silver Strap Ends
- Clifford's Tower
- York Garrison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Olive Oil Container
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier