Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Red Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Alcuin of York
- Treasurer's House
- York Garrison
- The Retreat
- View from Station Rise
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Observatory
- The George Fox Incident
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 19th Century