Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Guy Fawkes
- York Bombed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Vision For York
- York Central Library
- The York Hoard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fire in the Minster
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman Castle
- Lendal Tower