Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Hospitium
- Lendal Tower
- Monk Bar
- A Pipkin
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Helen
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Barley Hall