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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Union Gas Works
- Inscription to Hecules
- The New Theatre
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Helen
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Royal Station Hotel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- Feeding Roman York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece