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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Basilica
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- View from Station Rise
- Lendal Bridge
- Clifford's Tower
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Castle
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- A Pipkin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Silk Cap