Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Statue of the God Mars
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Carving
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Railway Station
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- Yorkshire Museum
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- The Minster after the Reformation