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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- The 1190 Massacre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Middleham Jewel
- Second World War York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- Transport Moves On
- Teaching the Poor
- John Carr - Architect
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Olive Oil Container
- Bone Trial Piece
- View from Station Rise
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Micklegate Bar
- King Richard II and York