Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Guy Fawkes
- Clifford's Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Walmgate Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Second World War York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Carving
- Fire in the Minster
- George Leeman
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mary Ward
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Skeldergate Bridge