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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Second World War York
- Middleham Jewel
- Our Lady's Row
- The Retreat
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The First Railway Station
- The Shambles
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- George Leeman
- Norman Window Frame
- First World War York