Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Prisons
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fishergate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Bombed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa