Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of Napoleon
- St William's Shrine
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The 1190 Massacre
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Edward II and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman House
- The New Theatre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers