Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman House
- The Greyfriars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A Pipkin
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham School
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Carving
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of an Athlete
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Hospitium
- York's Airfield