Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Boot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Helmet
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Richard III and York
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- York's Airfield