Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Basilica
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Shambles
- Olive Oil Container
- Dick Turpin
- Fishergate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Bar Convent
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Head Pot