Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Cawood Sword
- The First Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Castle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier