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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Retreat
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bronze weights
- Norman Window Frame
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- The Horn of Ulf
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The End of the Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse