Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Lendal Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Assembly Rooms
- Jubbergate
- St William's Shrine
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Female Prison
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fire in the Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Queen Margaret's Arch