Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Transport Moves On
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Barley Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Helen
- York Castle Museum
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The County Court House
- Glazed Medieval Jug