Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St William's Shrine
- 62 Low Petergate
- John Carr - Architect
- The George Fox Incident
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Silk Cap
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Constantius Chlorus
- Water Lanes
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fire in the Minster
- The Abbot's House