Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Assembly Rooms
- Victoria Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Medieval Prisons
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Guy Fawkes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Central Methodist Chapel
- New Earswick
- Monk Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- John Carr - Architect
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Crux's Church