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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Holocaust
- Scarborough Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- A New Walk
- Walmgate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Assembly Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse