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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Carving
- Fairfax House
- St William's Shrine
- York Central Library
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- Ouse Bridge
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- De Grey Rooms