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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Female Prison
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of the Standard
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- First World War York
- Church of St Olave
- The Cawood Sword
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake