Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A Pipkin
- Bronze weights
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Feeding Roman York