Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Prisons
- Barley Hall
- Transport Moves On
- New Shopping Centres
- Ripon College for Women
- St Crux's Church
- The Mansion House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Vikings and Christianity
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's Coat of Arms