Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Bombed
- The Cawood Sword
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Lendal Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- First World War Memorial
- The Black Death
- The Greyfriars
- Judges Lodging
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street