Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Boot
- Transport Moves On
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Central Library
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Teaching the Poor
- York Art Gallery
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Hospitium
- A New Vision For York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Barley Hall