Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- Minster Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Richard III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Crest of York St John College
- The Hospitium
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Gold Finger Ring
- The York Hoard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Amber Bead Workshop