Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Earswick
- Anglian Cross
- The York Helmet
- The Cawood Sword
- Rowntree Park
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward III and York
- York's Airfield
- Industrial Upheaval
- George Leeman
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard III and York
- St William's Shrine
- Transport Moves On
- The New Theatre