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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Gold Arm Ring
- The New Theatre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rowntree Park
- 62 Low Petergate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Male Grooming
- The George Fox Incident
- The Red Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions