Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Castle
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway Institute
- Constantius Chlorus
- First World War York
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Micklegate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Mary Ward
- St Leonard's Hospital