Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- The First Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A Pipkin
- The County Court House
- Norman Window Frame
- The Medieval Minster
- Second World War York