Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Medieval Prisons
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Boot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- John Carr - Architect
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Castle