Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The Medieval Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- York in the fifteenth Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Silk Cap
- Is York Cursed?
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- The Norman Castle
- The Horn of Ulf
- Olive Oil Container
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barley Hall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle