Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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.
- Norman Window Frame
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Bar Convent
- The White Rose of York
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Boot
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Greyfriars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa