Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Retreat
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The George Fox Incident