Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Female Prison
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Monk Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- King Richard III and York
- The White Rose of York