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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- The Black Death
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Micklegate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Stonegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway