Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Coins
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Fire in the Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of the Standard
- William Etty, Artist
- Transport Moves On
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 18th Century