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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Silk Cap
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- Dick Turpin
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Aldwark Synagogue
- First World War Memorial
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- New Earswick
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters