Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- George Leeman
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman House
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of an Athlete