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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fishergate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Roman Fortress
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Observatory
- A Pipkin