Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of the God Mars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Olave
- The 1190 Massacre
- Lendal Tower
- The Black Death
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ripon College for Women
- Crest of York St John College