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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bone Trial Piece
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Lendal Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Minster Library
- St Crux's Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- William Etty, Artist
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Jubbergate
- The York Observatory