Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The 1190 Massacre
- King Richard II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Coins
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Shopping Centres
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Silk Cap