Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Holocaust
- King Richard III and York
- Minster Library
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Silver Strap Ends
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barker Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Council of Arles
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fairfax House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Constantius Chlorus
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Amber Bead Workshop