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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Medieval Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Vision For York
- The Black Death
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Dick Turpin
- Norman Window Frame
- St Crux's Church
- The First Railway Station