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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Minster Library
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Boot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions