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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mystery Plays
- Ouse Bridge
- Monk Bar
- View from Station Rise
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Second World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- De Grey Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Hospitium
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree Park
- Teaching the Poor