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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Medieval Minster
- The Basilica
- Minster Library
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- John Carr - Architect
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Helen
- York Union Gas Works
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Horn of Ulf
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Is York Cursed?
- The End of the Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers