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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Basilica
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Black Death
- Rowntree Park
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Carving
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Earswick
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- All Saints Church, North Street