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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- View from Station Rise
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Scarborough Bridge
- Ouse Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Clifford's Tower