Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- New Earswick
- View from Station Rise
- The York Helmet
- The Abbot's House
- Military Belt Fitting
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Crest of York St John College
- The Black Death
- Daniel Defoe's York
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The 1190 Massacre
- Lendal Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Observatory