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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- York Castle Museum
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Hoard
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Shambles
- Micklegate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Horn of Ulf
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate