Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Hospitium
- 62 Low Petergate
- St William's Shrine
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Bombed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway