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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Retreat
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Coat of Arms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Victoria Bar
- Ripon College for Women