Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The First Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- The New Theatre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Norman Window Frame
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward III and York