Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mansion House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Helmet
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Second World War York
- The Guildhall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze weights