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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Olive Oil Container
- York Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham School
- Norman Window Frame
- A New University