Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Water Lanes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Minster
- The New Theatre
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison