Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Bombed
- Bronze weights
- The Norman House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- Dick Turpin
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of the God Mars
- Ripon College for Women
- The Retreat