Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Shopping Centres
- The End of the Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Norman Window Frame