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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mystery Plays
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze weights
- Roman Head Pot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Monk Bar
- The New Theatre
- Clifford's Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Garrison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Feeding Roman York
- Barker Tower
- York's Airfield
- St Crux's Church