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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Coins
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Helmet
- Walmgate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Guildhall