Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- A New Vision For York
- York Central Library
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The First Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Holocaust