Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The George Fox Incident
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze weights
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Boot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels