Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Hospitium
- The Battle of the Standard
- Sixties York
- View from Station Rise
- Industrial Upheaval
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- 62 Low Petergate
- A New Vision For York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of Napoleon
- Military Belt Fitting
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mystery Plays
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate