Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mansion House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Middleham Jewel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Water Lanes
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman House
- Dick Turpin
- Micklegate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules