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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Is York Cursed?
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Bar
- Jubbergate
- The County Court House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Garrison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward I and York
- Teaching the Poor