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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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 ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- The First Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Mystery Plays
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Abbot's House
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head