Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Roman Head Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Shambles
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Boot
- York and the Holocaust