Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- Middleham Jewel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Olive Oil Container
- York Railway Station
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Coat of Arms
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of the God Mars
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Lendal Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Rebuilt in Stone