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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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.
- The Shambles
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman House
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Cross
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Sixties York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle