Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Railway Institute
- The Cawood Sword
- Lendal Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Royal Station Hotel
- Norman Window Frame
- De Grey Rooms
- The First Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The York Observatory
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop