Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Observatory
- York Bombed
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's Medieval Synagogue