Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Bombed
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Abbot's House
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway Institute
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Yorkshire Museum