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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Earswick
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Head Pot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription to Hecules
- Victoria Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Abbey
- The County Court House