Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Mansion House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Micklegate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Shambles
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Church
- Dick Turpin
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Observatory
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The County Court House