Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze weights
- The Mansion House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Ripon College for Women
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Boot
- The White Rose of York
- York Central Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate