Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Female Prison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- New Earswick
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Holocaust