Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Gold Finger Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Dick Turpin
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Boot
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Cross
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Bombed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Lendal Tower
- A Pipkin
- Lendal Bridge