Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Scarborough Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Cawood Sword
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Cross
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rowntree Park
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust
- Cumberland House, King's Staith