Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mansion House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- First World War Memorial
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- De Grey Rooms
- York Central Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Norman Window Frame
- Alcuin of York