Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The First Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Olive Oil Container
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Crest of York St John College
- Ripon College for Women
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Barley Hall
- The Mansion House