Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Art Gallery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Male Grooming
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Feeding Roman York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Ripon College for Women
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant