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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Olive Oil Container
- Victoria Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Royal Station Hotel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Feeding Roman York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- William Etty, Artist