Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Railway Station
- The Guildhall
- Middleham Jewel
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- The First Railway Station
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop