Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The End of the Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jubbergate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- New Earswick
- 62 Low Petergate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Union Gas Works