Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Dick Turpin
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Council of Arles
- First World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool