Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Roman Fortress
- The Guildhall
- The Norman Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fire in the Minster
- York Central Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Guy Fawkes
- York and the Holocaust
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Vision For York
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of the God Mars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Military Belt Fitting