Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Basilica
- Bootham School
- The Red Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Cawood Sword
- Silver Strap Ends
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription to Hecules