Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Central Library
- The Mystery Plays
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Carving
- The First Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Rowntree Park
- Transport Moves On
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Victoria Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vale of York Viking Hoard