Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Crux's Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of an Athlete
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva