Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War Memorial
- De Grey Rooms
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Boot
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Coins
- The Black Death
- Fire in the Minster
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Yorkshire Museum
- Guy Fawkes
- Gold Finger Ring