Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Barley Hall
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Multangular Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ripon College for Women
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Helmet