Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Coins
- Our Lady's Row
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Earswick
- St William's Shrine
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Holocaust
- The Abbot's House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas