Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Coins
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Retreat
- The York Observatory
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Clifford's Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- Sixties York
- Feeding Roman York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Airfield
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Middleham Jewel