Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Walmgate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Anglian Carving
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- 62 Low Petergate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists