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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Coins
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Crux's Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mithras and Arimanius