Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Norman Window Frame
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Yorkshire Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Walmgate Bar
- York Bombed
- Constantius Chlorus
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Abbot's House