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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Amber Bead Workshop
- View from Station Rise
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rowntree Park
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The York Hoard
- New Earswick
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Wilfrid