Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The George Fox Incident
- The White Rose of York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Margaret Clitherow
- Treasurer's House
- Fishergate Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- New Shopping Centres
- De Grey Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor