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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ripon College for Women
- The 1190 Massacre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Abbot's House
- The New Theatre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- York Union Gas Works
- Teaching the Poor
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman House