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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Industrial Upheaval
- Feeding Roman York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Red Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Norman Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- Monk Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Victorian Prison Building