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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Teaching the Poor
- A Pipkin
- Viking Silk Cap
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Guildhall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Arm Ring
- Silver Strap Ends
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Castle
- Stonegate