Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Castle Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Bar
- Mary Ward
- Vikings and Christianity
- The County Court House
- First World War York
- The Multangular Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- George Leeman
- Dick Turpin
- York Union Gas Works
- Walmgate Bar