Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Greyfriars
- The County Court House
- Statue of an Athlete
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mansion House
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward I and York
- View from Station Rise