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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- View from Station Rise
- A New University
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Cross
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Clifford's Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Prisons
- The Norman House
- Margaret Clitherow
- 62 Low Petergate