Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Olive Oil Container
- The New Theatre
- Mary Ward
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Holocaust
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Barker Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- The Shambles
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Earswick
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Female Prison
- Our Lady's Row