Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The 1190 Massacre
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Coins
- The York Helmet
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Royal Station Hotel
- Silver Strap Ends