Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Union Gas Works
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Crest of York St John College
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Gold Finger Ring
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Transport Moves On
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers