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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Second World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in Viking Times
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward II and York
- The Railway Institute
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel