Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Cawood Sword
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Council of Arles
- A New University
- Middleham Jewel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Olive Oil Container