Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Guildhall
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The White Rose of York
- Judges Lodging
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Retreat
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Hair of a Roman Girl