Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Sixties York
- The Black Death
- The Norman House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- De Grey Rooms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century