Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway Institute
- The First Railway Station
- The Basilica
- Guy Fawkes
- Lendal Tower
- Judges Lodging
- The Black Death