Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Olave
- First World War York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Helen
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Prisons
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Norman Window Frame
- The Roman Fortress
- Jubbergate
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar