Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward II and York
- A New Vision For York
- York Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A Pipkin
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Helmet
- The Hospitium
- Water Lanes
- The Norman House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'