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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Carving
- View from Station Rise
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Micklegate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers