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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Railway Institute
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Garrison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The George Fox Incident
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Roman Fortress
- Clifford's Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Earswick
- York and the Holocaust
- Hair of a Roman Girl