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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Jubbergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Coins
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century