Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Edward I and York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Castle Museum
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Stonegate
- Anglian Cross
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman House
- Bootham School
- A New Walk
- The York Helmet