Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Crux's Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Guildhall
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge