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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- View from Station Rise
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries