Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Transport Moves On
- Lendal Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- The Mansion House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson