Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Mary Ward
- The Abbot's House
- King Richard II and York
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Ripon College for Women
- Monk Bar
- Viking Coins
- Church of All Saints Pavement