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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Finger Ring
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Minster
- Bootham School
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Holocaust
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Ouse Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard II and York
- The County Court House
- King Richard III and York