Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Airfield
- Fire in the Minster
- Stonegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Walk
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Helen
- Norman Window Frame
- The Red Tower
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head