Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Carving
- The Red Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Norman Window Frame
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The George Fox Incident
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Judges Lodging