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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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.
- Transport Moves On
- York Central Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Vision For York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- The Guildhall
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre