Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Norman Window Frame
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Silk Cap
- Sixties York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Feeding Roman York
- York Bombed
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- Dick Turpin
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze weights