Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Helen
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Judges Lodging
- The Greyfriars
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Ouse Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Roman Head Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Bar