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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- Minster Library
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Is York Cursed?
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- View from Station Rise
- All Saints Church, North Street