Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- The First Minster