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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Gold Arm Ring
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Coins
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Transport Moves On
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa