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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham School
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Abbey
- Vikings and Christianity
- William Etty, Artist
- A New University
- Fishergate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Second World War York
- The New Theatre