Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Basilica
- The Retreat
- Bone Trial Piece
- Lendal Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Carving
- Jubbergate
- York Central Library
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze weights
- The First Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Coins
- Industrial Upheaval