Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- Water Lanes
- King Edward III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rowntree Park
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The George Fox Incident
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Castle Museum