Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Guildhall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fishergate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Roman Head Pot