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 Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Leeman
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Statue of an Athlete
- Teaching the Poor
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Shambles