Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Walmgate Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Debtors' Prison
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- The 1190 Massacre
- Norman Window Frame
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Olave
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New Walk
- Water Lanes