Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The George Fox Incident
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- View from Station Rise
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze weights
- John Carr - Architect
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Stonegate
- York Central Library
- Ripon College for Women
- Crest of York St John College
- The Female Prison