Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vikings and Christianity
- Silver Strap Ends
- Constantius Chlorus
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- York Art Gallery
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Cross
- Statue of the God Mars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Martin Le Grand Church