Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Castle Museum
- Walmgate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Olave
- The Guildhall
- The Mansion House
- First World War York
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway Institute
- The York Hoard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward III and York