Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- Jubbergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham School
- First World War York
- Dick Turpin
- Teaching the Poor
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Assembly Rooms