Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- A New University
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Royal Station Hotel
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- King Richard III and York