Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Minster
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The New Theatre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- Clifford's Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Treasurer's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Anglian Cross
- Statue of an Athlete