Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The First Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- De Grey Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Cawood Sword
- Fishergate Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Castle Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- Lendal Bridge