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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Red Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The County Court House
- A Pipkin
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The First Minster
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham School