Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Treasurer's House
- The New Theatre
- The Hospitium
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mary Ward
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St William's Shrine
- The First Minster
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fairfax House