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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- New Earswick
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Shambles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War York
- The Norman Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- John Carr - Architect
- 62 Low Petergate
- Is York Cursed?