Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Mary Ward
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward II and York
- New Earswick
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Council of Arles
- Middleham Jewel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse