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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Walmgate Bar
- Mary Ward
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Dick Turpin
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Crux's Church
- Rowntree Park
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop