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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New Walk
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York