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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Holocaust
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Coins
- The Mystery Plays
- A New University
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of the God Mars
- Vale of York Viking Hoard