Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Ouse Bridge
- Cinema Comes to York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Union Gas Works
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Head Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Male Grooming
- Barker Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women