Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Red Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Teaching the Poor
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Water Lanes
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mary Ward