Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Sixties York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- The Basilica
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Tombstone of Julia Velva