Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A New Walk
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Mansion House
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Abbot's House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A New Vision For York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of the Standard
- Industrial Upheaval