Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Holocaust
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Castle Museum
- A New Vision For York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The New Theatre
- The Abbot's House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Boot
- York's Medieval Synagogue