Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Vision For York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Airfield
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Union Gas Works
- Victoria Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier