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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- John Carr - Architect
- Lendal Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of the God Mars
- Industrial Upheaval
- Yorkshire Museum
- View from Station Rise
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Head Pot
- The Hospitium
- The Greyfriars
- The Multangular Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- King Edward II and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward III and York
- The Victorian Prison Building