Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Helen
- Walmgate Bar
- The Retreat
- Military Belt Fitting
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Water Lanes
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Shambles