Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The County Court House
- The York Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Cross
- York Central Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze weights
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Mystery Plays
- Plum Cakes for Christmas