Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Arm Ring
- Viking Male Grooming
- Jubbergate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Railway Station
- The George Fox Incident
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Castle Museum
- Olive Oil Container
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham School