Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The George Fox Incident
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Railway Station
- York and the Holocaust
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Cawood Sword
- Lendal Tower
- York Art Gallery
- The First Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa