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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Art Gallery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Richard II and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The York Hoard
- The Medieval Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church