Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- The Red Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Coins
- York Union Gas Works
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Observatory
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Railway Institute