Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Norman House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Mystery Plays
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters