Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New University
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse