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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Victoria Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)