Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- Statue of the God Mars
- Victoria Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Boot
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New Vision For York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Ouse Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Leeman
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector