Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Jubbergate
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward III and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bone Trial Piece
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A Pipkin