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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Shambles
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Hoard
- Treasurer's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Horn of Ulf
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mary Ward
- King Richard III and York
- A New University
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Lendal Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Helen
- York St John in the 20th Century