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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Fire in the Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Vikings and Christianity
- Our Lady's Row
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A Pipkin
- The Guildhall
- Viking Coins