Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill