Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Observatory
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Yorkshire Museum
- Monk Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham School