Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- 62 Low Petergate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Bar Convent
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Mansion House
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham School
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York and the Holocaust
- Mithras and Arimanius