Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Teaching the Poor
- Fire in the Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The First Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- Rowntree Park
- Constantius Chlorus
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The 1190 Massacre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Tombstone of Julia Velva