Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Cross
- Feeding Roman York
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Abbot's House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Head Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Dick Turpin