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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of an Athlete
- Guy Fawkes
- Teaching the Poor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Carving
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman House
- King Edward II and York
- The Mystery Plays
- The First Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant