Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- 62 Low Petergate
- Gold Arm Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ouse Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fire in the Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building