Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Multangular Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Walk
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Scarborough Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels