Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Teaching the Poor
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Margaret Clitherow
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The White Rose of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jubbergate
- Walmgate Bar
- Monk Bar
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Castle