Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway Institute
- Crest of York St John College
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Battle of the Standard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- 62 Low Petergate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The White Rose of York
- Judges Lodging
- Yorkshire Museum