Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's Airfield
- Crest of York St John College
- The Abbot's House
- A Pipkin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New Walk
- Barley Hall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning