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 Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Cross
- Barker Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The George Fox Incident
- The Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Micklegate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway Institute
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Castle Museum