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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The White Rose of York
- Water Lanes
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Inscription to Hecules
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Judges Lodging
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head