Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Viking Male Grooming
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward II and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Gold Finger Ring
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Hoard
- The End of the Abbey
- York Bombed
- The Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Castle Museum
- The Debtors' Prison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom