Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- View from Station Rise
- The Battle of the Standard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers