Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Constantius Chlorus
- Statue of an Athlete
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Garrison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Richard III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Micklegate Bar
- The Mystery Plays