Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Female Prison
- First World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Yorkshire Museum
- The County Court House
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Olive Oil Container
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- The First Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa