Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Industrial Upheaval
- Monk Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Hoard
- Crest of York St John College
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward I and York
- King's Manor - Victorian