Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- First World War York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fire in the Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of St Helen
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Bridge