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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- King Richard III and York
- Guy Fawkes
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Helen
- The Abbot's House
- The First Minster
- Fairfax House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Female Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York's Airfield