Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Water Lanes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Abbot's House
- The End of the Abbey
- Inscription to Hecules
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward III and York
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Ripon College for Women
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York