Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Lendal Tower
- The New Theatre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Micklegate Bar
- The Greyfriars
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Helmet
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Abbey