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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Male Grooming
- Barker Tower
- The Red Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Hospitium
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman Abbey