Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- Victoria Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Transport Moves On
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel