Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Guy Fawkes
- The End of the Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Mary Ward
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The County Court House
- A New Vision For York
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Yorkshire Museum
- Middleham Jewel