Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Olive Oil Container
- The Multangular Tower
- York Bombed
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barker Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The County Court House
- Viking Coins
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop