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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Fairfax House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Treasurer's House
- Constantius Chlorus