Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Transport Moves On
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War York
- Water Lanes
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The New Theatre
- Monk Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Council of Arles