Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- William Etty, Artist
- Fire in the Minster
- 62 Low Petergate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Black Death
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Carving
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Minster Library
- Skeldergate Bridge