Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Shambles
- Bronze weights
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Transport Moves On
- The Roman Fortress
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith