Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Central Library
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barker Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jubbergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Garrison
- William Etty, Artist
- York Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward I and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa