Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Is York Cursed?
- York Castle Museum
- The White Rose of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Walk
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Minster Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Boot
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Margaret Clitherow
- View from Station Rise