Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- King Richard II and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Monk Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A New Vision For York
- Olive Oil Container
- Walmgate Bar
- Ouse Bridge