Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Micklegate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's Airfield
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Shambles
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Council of Arles
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Norman Castle