Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Silk Cap
- Our Lady's Row
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman House
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Yorkshire Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed