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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of an Athlete
- Middleham Jewel
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Carving
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Stonegate
- Fire in the Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)