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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Silk Cap
- The First Railway Station
- Gold Arm Ring
- Treasurer's House