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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Railway Station
- The Norman House
- Is York Cursed?
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- The Roman Fortress
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Wilfrid