Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Lendal Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- Crest of York St John College
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Judges Lodging