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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Roman Fortress
- York Railway Station
- Clifford's Tower
- A New Walk
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Our Lady's Row
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- George Leeman
- First World War York
- York and the Holocaust