Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Airfield
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward II and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- Stonegate
- Judges Lodging
- Daniel Defoe's York