Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Helmet
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barley Hall
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Bombed
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Airfield
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- De Grey Rooms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre