Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Our Lady's Row
- York Union Gas Works