Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Water Lanes
- St William's Shrine
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bronze weights
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Guildhall
- The Horn of Ulf
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop