Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Military Belt Fitting
- A Pipkin
- A New Vision For York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of Napoleon
- Barker Tower
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre