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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- A New Walk
- Jubbergate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Medieval Prisons
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Judges Lodging
- Viking Coins
- Lendal Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Cawood Sword