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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Hospitium
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Cross
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Basilica
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Boot
- First World War York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Observatory
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Constantius Chlorus