Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Monk Bar
- The Railway Institute
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman Castle
- Barley Hall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Retreat
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eric Bloodaxe