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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward II and York
- York Bombed
- The York Observatory
- The Cawood Sword
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The White Rose of York
- The Railway Institute
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze weights
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The End of the Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey