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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Olave
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Victoria Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Lendal Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Railway Institute
- The New Theatre
- The Council of Arles
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Observatory
- The Norman House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Hair of a Roman Girl