Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Helmet
- New Earswick
- York Garrison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Minster Library
- The George Fox Incident
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Art Gallery
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- New Shopping Centres
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva