Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bone Trial Piece
- The First Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Stonegate
- York Railway Station
- The Assembly Rooms
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate