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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Teaching the Poor
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- Water Lanes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Olive Oil Container
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Council of Arles
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)