Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham School
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Olive Oil Container
- Our Lady's Row
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Cross