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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze weights
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Central Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- Treasurer's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Teaching the Poor