Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- A New Walk
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- William Etty, Artist
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward III and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- View from Station Rise
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Cross
- Olive Oil Container
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Lendal Tower