Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jubbergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mystery Plays
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop