Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Helen
- The York Observatory
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Walk
- Viking Silk Cap
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham School
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of an Athlete
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Battle of the Standard