Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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 Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Holy Trinity Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Jubbergate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Helmet
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Middleham Jewel
- Lendal Tower
- Feeding Roman York