Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Silver Strap Ends
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The County Court House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars