Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman House
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- Statue of an Athlete
- Barley Hall
- A New Walk
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Boot
- De Grey Rooms
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The White Rose of York
- The First Railway Station