Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- 62 Low Petergate
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Basilica
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard III and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard II and York
- The Mansion House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Black Death