Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- Mary Ward
- The Cawood Sword
- Yorkshire Museum
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- William Etty, Artist
- Minster Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Edward I and York