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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Olave
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Art Gallery
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman House
- New Earswick
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Basilica
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The End of the Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Debtors' Prison