Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- First World War York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Sword Pommel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War Memorial
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre