Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Roman Head Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of an Athlete
- Walmgate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman Castle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Stonegate
- The Abbot's House
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions