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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham School
- St William's Shrine
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A New University
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The First Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Olive Oil Container
- Yorkshire Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Union Gas Works
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Bombed