Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Olave
- The 1190 Massacre
- Alcuin of York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Dick Turpin
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War Memorial
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Hoard
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom