Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Guy Fawkes
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Water Lanes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Silver Strap Ends