Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Jubbergate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Water Lanes
- Victoria Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Alcuin of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- De Grey Rooms
- Eric Bloodaxe