Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Water Lanes
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Red Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Silk Cap
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Teaching the Poor
- Lendal Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward II and York
- The End of the Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum