Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Stonegate
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fire in the Minster
- York Castle Museum
- York Bombed
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Coins
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Cawood Sword
- Olive Oil Container