Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- De Grey Rooms
- Stonegate
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- King Edward II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Castle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fairfax House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head