Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Water Lanes
- Gold Finger Ring
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Royal Station Hotel
- The New Theatre
- Statue of Napoleon
- Military Belt Fitting
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'