Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Water Lanes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Coins
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Guy Fawkes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Hoard
- The 1190 Massacre