Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- De Grey Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Arm Ring
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Military Belt Fitting
- Queen Margaret's Arch