Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Is York Cursed?
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Olave
- Teaching the Poor
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Barker Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Airfield
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey