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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Helmet
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Bombed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward