Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Carving
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Mary Ward
- Bone Trial Piece
- Crest of York St John College
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze weights
- York and the Holocaust
- The Cawood Sword
- Is York Cursed?
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva