Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham School
- William Etty, Artist
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Carving
- Inside the Roman Fortress