Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Yorkshire Museum
- The White Rose of York
- The End of the Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers