Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Female Prison
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Carving
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Middleham Jewel
- John Carr - Architect
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- New Earswick
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)