Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Ouse Bridge
- York Castle Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Victoria Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- Barley Hall
- First World War Memorial
- A Pipkin
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The White Rose of York