Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Minster Library
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Middleham Jewel
- York Union Gas Works
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Basilica
- Yorkshire Museum
- Dick Turpin
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom