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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Castle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Head Pot
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Olave
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bone Trial Piece
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze weights
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The White Rose of York