Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Prisons
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman Castle
- Monk Bar
- York Bombed
- Minster Library
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Holocaust