Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham School
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Cawood Sword
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Military Belt Fitting
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Bar Convent
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway Institute
- King Richard III and York
- Inscription to Hecules