Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Head Pot
- The Assembly Rooms
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard II and York
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Council of Arles
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Helen
- Second World War York
- King Edward I and York