Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Railway Station
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Shambles
- Olive Oil Container
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- Vikings and Christianity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- The Female Prison