Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Middleham Jewel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New University
- King Richard III and York
- Second World War York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Coins
- Feeding Roman York