Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Dick Turpin
- Inscription to Hecules
- Roman Head Pot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Treasurer's House
- Fire in the Minster
- The Hospitium
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Vision For York
- The Medieval Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'