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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Holocaust
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Richard III and York
- First World War Memorial
- Teaching the Poor
- Olive Oil Container
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Cawood Sword