Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- William Etty, Artist
- Silver Strap Ends
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- First World War Memorial
- Scarborough Bridge
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New University
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The New Theatre
- John Carr - Architect
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers