Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Black Death
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Holocaust
- Industrial Upheaval
- Medieval Prisons
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Male Grooming
- Our Lady's Row
- The York Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- George Leeman
- Lendal Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Yorkshire Museum