Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Leeman
- Inscription to Hecules
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward III and York
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Holocaust