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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Finger Ring
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- Barker Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Helen
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Horn of Ulf
- The George Fox Incident
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Micklegate Bar