Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Lendal Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fishergate Bar
- The Guildhall
- New Earswick
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward I and York
- Barker Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York