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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Black Death
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Ouse Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Feeding Roman York