Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Water Lanes
- The Black Death
- The Battle of the Standard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Lendal Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- The Greyfriars
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier