Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Earswick
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Multangular Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- View from Station Rise
- The York Helmet
- Treasurer's House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Olive Oil Container
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Minster