Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Norman Castle
- The Guildhall
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Multangular Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Cross
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Hospitium
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar