Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Cawood Sword
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Gold Finger Ring
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mary Ward
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jubbergate
- The York Helmet
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Guildhall
- Roman Chimney Pot