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 Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- Transport Moves On
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- De Grey Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jubbergate
- The York Observatory
- Barker Tower