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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Treasurer's House
- A Pipkin
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- Clifford's Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Castle