Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Our Lady's Row
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The York Hoard
- The County Court House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Barley Hall
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A Pipkin
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Abbot's House
- Aldwark Synagogue