Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Minster
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mithras and Arimanius
- De Grey Rooms
- The George Fox Incident
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'