Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- The Basilica
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Art Gallery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Lendal Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison