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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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Greyfriars
- The York Helmet
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Cross
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Bar Convent
- The Mansion House
- The White Rose of York
- Barley Hall
- Walmgate Bar