Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Bombed
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- A Pipkin
- York and the Holocaust
- The Mystery Plays
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Male Grooming
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward I and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway