Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Assembly Rooms
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Treasurer's House
- Middleham Jewel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels