Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fairfax House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The White Rose of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New Walk
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Helen
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Glazed Medieval Jug