Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham School
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Bombed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre