Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Micklegate Bar
- York Bombed
- The Council of Arles
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham School
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Stonegate
- King Edward III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- Dick Turpin
- The Hospitium