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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Norman House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bone Trial Piece
- George Leeman
- Church of St Olave
- Lendal Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Hair of a Roman Girl