Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Garrison
- The Red Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ripon College for Women
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Black Death
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning