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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Medieval Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Black Death
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Carving