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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Olave
- Micklegate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- Fishergate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Royal Station Hotel
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian