Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Roman Fortress
- Treasurer's House
- The White Rose of York
- The New Theatre
- A New Walk
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- New Earswick
- Monk Bar
- Stonegate
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Columba's United Reformed Church