Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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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.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Black Death
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Lendal Bridge
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Judges Lodging
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Head Pot
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- The White Rose of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Middleham Jewel
- The New Theatre
- The Mystery Plays