Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Union Gas Works
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Stonegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Cawood Sword
- The Mystery Plays
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of an Athlete