Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- Royal Station Hotel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Hospitium
- Walmgate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Norman Window Frame
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Helen
- The York Hoard
- Bootham Bar
- York Central Library
- Church of All Saints Pavement