Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Crux's Church
- The New Theatre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Teaching the Poor
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Cross
- Monk Bar
- Water Lanes
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree Park