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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St William's Shrine
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Central Library
- A New University
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions