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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Female Prison
- The Multangular Tower
- A Pipkin
- Ripon College for Women
- The Black Death
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Boot
- King Edward III and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Helmet