Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mary Ward
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Cross
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jubbergate