Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bone Trial Piece
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Victoria Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- A Pipkin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- A New University
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse