Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Guy Fawkes
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- New Earswick
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill