Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Ouse Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Bombed
- A New University
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House