Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Walmgate Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Olave
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- First World War York
- York Garrison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Monk Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Industrial Upheaval