Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Norman House
- Guy Fawkes
- York Art Gallery
- The York Observatory
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Bar Convent
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eric Bloodaxe