Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mary Ward
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward I and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church