Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Gold Arm Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Stonegate
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Shambles
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Minster