Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- York Central Library
- Barker Tower
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Statue of an Athlete
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of Napoleon
- Alcuin of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Red Tower