Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Hospitium
- The George Fox Incident
- Stonegate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Airfield
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Red Tower
- King Edward III and York
- The York Helmet
- York Garrison
- De Grey Rooms
- Sixties York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- Middleham Jewel