Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Feeding Roman York
- The End of the Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Art Gallery
- The Retreat
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Red Tower
- Norman Window Frame
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Monk Bar
- The First Minster
- Mithras and Arimanius