Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Mansion House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A Pipkin
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- John Carr - Architect
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Helmet
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New Walk
- Statue of the God Mars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Shambles