Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Multangular Tower
- George Leeman
- Statue of an Athlete
- Yorkshire Museum
- Monk Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Vikings and Christianity
- Barley Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head