Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Prisons
- The Shambles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- George Leeman
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Helen
- Olive Oil Container
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- King Edward II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription to Hecules