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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Richard II and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Guildhall
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard III and York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital