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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- The Greyfriars
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Black Death
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman House
- The Mystery Plays
- York Garrison
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Mansion House
- Stonegate
- Medieval Prisons
- The Railway Institute
- Second World War York