Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Boot
- Fishergate Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Vision For York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A Pipkin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Helen
- Amber Bead Workshop