Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Crest of York St John College
- The Assembly Rooms
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Helen
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Military Belt Fitting
- Lendal Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop