Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey
- Guy Fawkes
- Constantius Chlorus
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard II and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Hoard
- The Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works