Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Water Lanes
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New Vision For York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The White Rose of York
- York Garrison
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Central Library
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Daniel Defoe's York