Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Horn of Ulf
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Teaching the Poor
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- Water Lanes
- Dick Turpin
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Cross
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Castle