Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Treasurer's House
- The York Observatory
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- First World War Memorial
- Guy Fawkes
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- Military Belt Fitting
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Judges Lodging