Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze weights
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Transport Moves On
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rowntree Park
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- Bootham School
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- View from Station Rise
- Statue of Napoleon