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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Abbey
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Norman Window Frame
- John Carr - Architect
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Hospitium
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- First World War Memorial
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Castle