Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Middleham Jewel
- Transport Moves On
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- York Art Gallery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Minster