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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Sixties York
- Second World War York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fishergate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Black Death
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- New Earswick
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The New Theatre
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Guildhall