Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Barley Hall
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Observatory
- New Earswick
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard III and York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Roman Fortress
- Middleham Jewel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Abbot's House
- Amber Bead Workshop