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 Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Barley Hall
- The New Theatre
- Middleham Jewel
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- First World War York
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Castle Museum
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Archbishop Scrope Executed