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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Central Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze weights
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman House
- King Richard III and York
- The York Observatory
- Our Lady's Row
- York Union Gas Works
- Monk Bar