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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Art Gallery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Cross
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward I and York
- King Edward II and York