Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Roman Fortress
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Observatory
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham School
- The Guildhall
- The Pilgrimage of Grace