Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barley Hall
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Holocaust
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Coins
- A New University
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Second World War York