Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Shambles
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Olave
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fairfax House