Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Bar Convent
- York Union Gas Works
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Airfield
- The County Court House
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- William Etty, Artist
- Olive Oil Container