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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Our Lady's Row
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Helen
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway Institute
- The White Rose of York
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jubbergate