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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Hospitium
- Industrial Upheaval
- Gold Arm Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- William Etty, Artist
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Bar Convent