Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New University
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Union Gas Works
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Sixties York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- First World War York
- Church of St Helen
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Feeding Roman York
- Teaching the Poor
- Stonegate
- Viking Coins