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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Is York Cursed?
- Olive Oil Container
- The Multangular Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Bombed
- Fishergate Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Walmgate Bar
- York Railway Station
- First World War York
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- Statue of Napoleon