Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward II and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Second World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway Institute
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Barker Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of Napoleon
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze weights