Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Mystery Plays
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Boot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward I and York
- Church of St Olave
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fire in the Minster