Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fishergate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Male Grooming
- William Etty, Artist
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Helen
- Is York Cursed?
- The Shambles