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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Boot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barley Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- Bootham School
- Royal Station Hotel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle