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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Bar Convent
- Middleham Jewel
- First World War Memorial
- The Red Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Edward III and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Castle
- Second World War York
- The York Observatory
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inscription to Hecules
- Stonegate
- Anglian Cross
- The Shambles