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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Basilica
- Mary Ward
- Fishergate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New Vision For York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The York Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower