Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Minster Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Mystery Plays
- The First Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor