Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Minster Library
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Industrial Upheaval
- Norman Window Frame
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- First World War York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Judges Lodging
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre