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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fishergate Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- John Carr - Architect
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Airfield
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Hospitium
- Transport Moves On
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Stonegate