Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New University
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward II and York
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Railway Station
- View from Station Rise
- Fishergate Bar
- The Retreat
- A Pipkin