Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mystery Plays
- Ouse Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Sixties York
- Lendal Tower
- Judges Lodging
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Monk Bar
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Boot
- Dick Turpin
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of Marston Moor