Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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 ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Clifford's Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway Institute
- Rebuilt in Stone