Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Minster Library
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Jubbergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Barker Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Rowntree Park
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Medieval Prisons
- Transport Moves On
- York Garrison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Castle