Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Feeding Roman York
- The Hospitium
- Royal Station Hotel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mary Ward
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Coins
- Bootham School