Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Bar
- The County Court House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Mary Ward
- Stonegate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ripon College for Women
- Walmgate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of the God Mars