Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- The Guildhall
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Castle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Walmgate Bar
- The Black Death
- Gold Arm Ring