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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Stonegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Art Gallery
- The First Minster
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Cawood Sword
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Red Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Columba's United Reformed Church