Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Abbot's House
- Barker Tower
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Industrial Upheaval
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists