Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Micklegate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze weights
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Male Grooming
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Boot
- A Pipkin
- Clifford's Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Teaching the Poor
- De Grey Rooms