Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Boot
- Bootham School
- The 1190 Massacre
- View from Station Rise
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- The Red Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant