Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Fire in the Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Feeding Roman York
- The First Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Victoria Bar
- First World War York
- Micklegate Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Helmet