Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze weights
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- The Basilica
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Central Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- New Earswick
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Union Gas Works
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Sixties York
- The Roman Fortress