Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman House
- The Retreat
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Railway Station
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- De Grey Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers