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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Feeding Roman York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Hospitium
- Fishergate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- New Shopping Centres