Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- A New Vision For York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Black Death
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Retreat
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Clifford's Tower