Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Cawood Sword
- The Mansion House
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Bar
- The Black Death
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Olive Oil Container
- Crest of York St John College
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Dick Turpin
- Ripon College for Women
- Aldwark Synagogue