Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Railway Station
- Monk Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Boot
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Art Gallery
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Helmet