Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Coins
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Olive Oil Container
- Second World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- The York Hoard
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The End of the Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century