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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New University
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Castle
- Ripon College for Women
- Scarborough Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Our Lady's Row
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey