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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham School
- Gold Arm Ring
- George Leeman
- Water Lanes
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- The Black Death
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Castle Museum
- The Roman Fortress