Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Cawood Sword
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Basilica
- The County Court House
- Viking Boot
- Dick Turpin
- The Shambles
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Female Prison
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Monk Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Vikings and Christianity