Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of an Athlete
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Ripon College for Women
- Jubbergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward I and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Bridge
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery
- The Norman Minster
- First World War Memorial