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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Hospitium
- York Art Gallery
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ouse Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of the God Mars
- The County Court House
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- First World War Memorial
- New Shopping Centres
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head