Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Walk
- Anglian Carving
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- John Carr - Architect
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fishergate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- York Central Library
- Clifford's Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Teaching the Poor