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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Alcuin of York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Art Gallery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Garrison
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- Archbishop Scrope Executed