Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Hoard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Shopping Centres
- Judges Lodging
- King Richard III and York
- Gold Finger Ring