Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- 62 Low Petergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mansion House
- The Shambles
- Treasurer's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Military Belt Fitting
- The First Minster