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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St William's Shrine
- Barker Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva