Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Alcuin of York
- A New University
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Minster
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Crux's Church
- Guy Fawkes