Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St William's Shrine
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- The Abbot's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- New Earswick
- Bootham School
- The Hospitium
- Viking Male Grooming
- Victoria Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century