Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Middleham Jewel
- The Guildhall
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mary Ward
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- View from Station Rise
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Walmgate Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Central Library
- Ripon College for Women