Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Art Gallery
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Sixties York
- York Central Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Railway Station
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Crest of York St John College
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The White Rose of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Guildhall
- Viking Sword Pommel