Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Guy Fawkes
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Cawood Sword
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription to Hecules
- Barley Hall
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rowntree Park
- The Mystery Plays
- The County Court House
- York Castle Museum
- Gold Finger Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century