Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Silver Strap Ends
- Gold Arm Ring
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham School
- Sixties York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mystery Plays
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Coat of Arms