Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Feeding Roman York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Richard II and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Crest of York St John College
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Industrial Upheaval
- New Earswick
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Our Lady's Row
- Walmgate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa