Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Hospitium
- The York Observatory
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Council of Arles
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Leeman
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Black Death
- The Norman Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Art Gallery