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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The 1190 Massacre
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St William's Shrine
- Barker Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham School
- The Norman Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed