Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New Walk
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Guildhall
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Shopping Centres
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus