Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fishergate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Helmet
- York Railway Station
- The Female Prison