Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Cross
- Barker Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- 62 Low Petergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward II and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Leeman