Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- The First Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Monk Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Edward II and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Constantius Chlorus
- De Grey Rooms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Is York Cursed?
- Alcuin of York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Richard III and York