Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Monk Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Coins
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Leeman
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription to Hecules
- Royal Station Hotel
- Victoria Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace