Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Ouse Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Union Gas Works
- Barker Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mary Ward
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- First World War York
- Trams Pulled by Horses