Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Arm Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Holocaust
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Constantius Chlorus
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mary Ward