Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Basilica
- A New Vision For York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Carving
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Earswick
- The Railway Institute
- The Female Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms