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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Cross
- The Black Death
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Judges Lodging
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Observatory
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Alcuin of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Railway Institute