Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Middleham Jewel
- William Etty, Artist
- Monk Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward II and York
- The Female Prison
- York's Coat of Arms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart