Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Retreat
- Statue of an Athlete
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Female Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Industrial Upheaval
- View from Station Rise
- Statue of the God Mars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Observatory