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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway Institute
- A New Vision For York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Transport Moves On
- York Central Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Viking Coins
- King Richard III and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Lendal Bridge
- Monk Bar