Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New University
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Medieval Minster
- A New Vision For York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard III and York
- Lendal Tower
- The First Railway Station
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall