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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Mary Ward
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Judges Lodging
- Gold Finger Ring
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Fishergate Bar
- York Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Art Gallery
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Female Prison
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Union Gas Works