Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Edward I and York
- The Railway Institute
- William Etty, Artist
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A New Vision For York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The First Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Amber Bead Workshop
- New Shopping Centres
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Abbey