Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Lendal Bridge
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward II and York
- A Pipkin
- York Bombed
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Minster Library
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Black Death
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Boot
- The 1190 Massacre