Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Hospitium
- Viking Male Grooming
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Coins
- King Edward II and York
- Fairfax House
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Minster Library
- St Crux's Church