Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Yorkshire Museum
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The County Court House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Gold Finger Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Alcuin of York
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- De Grey Rooms
- Middleham Jewel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Lendal Bridge
- Is York Cursed?