Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- York Castle Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Castle
- The Norman Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway Institute
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Archbishop Scrope Executed