Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze weights
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Stonegate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Guildhall
- The Shambles
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inside the Roman Fortress