Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Medieval Prisons
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Castle Museum
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Judges Lodging
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Boot
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Castle
- The First Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- Alcuin of York
- Norman Window Frame