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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The White Rose of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Black Death
- Fishergate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Walk
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fairfax House
- The Bar Convent
- St Crux's Church
- Olive Oil Container
- The Norman Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- Barley Hall