Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Central Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Hospitium
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- Walmgate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- The End of the Abbey