Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Shambles
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree Park
- The Mansion House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cinema Comes to York