Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bronze weights
- The Multangular Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- The Abbot's House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop