Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Helen
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Leeman
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Coat of Arms
- Clifford's Tower
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Cawood Sword
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Coins
- Lendal Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window