Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Scarborough Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The New Theatre
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Helmet
- Fire in the Minster
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze weights
- Judges Lodging
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Silk Cap
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Council of Arles