Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fairfax House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- View from Station Rise
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mystery Plays
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Middleham Jewel
- The Debtors' Prison