Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- The Basilica
- Water Lanes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Black Death
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Royal Station Hotel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Guildhall
- The Greyfriars
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Holy Trinity Church