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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Council of Arles
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New University
- The Roman Fortress
- John Carr - Architect
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New Walk
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Silver Strap Ends
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building