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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Fishergate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze weights
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Carving
- Barley Hall
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Hospitium
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York