Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Hospitium
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Cross
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Crest of York St John College
- George Leeman
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze weights
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Transport Moves On
- Skeldergate Bridge