Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mary Ward
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Norman Window Frame
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Head Pot
- St William's Shrine
- Stonegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street