Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Monk Bar
- Minster Library
- The Norman Castle
- Silver Strap Ends
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Hospitium
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Mystery Plays
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning