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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Retreat
- Viking Silk Cap
- The New Theatre
- Dick Turpin
- Lendal Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Horn of Ulf
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Red Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- The Bar Convent
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- 62 Low Petergate
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman Abbey