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 Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Crux's Church
- Water Lanes
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A Pipkin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Sixties York
- York Bombed
- York Union Gas Works
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Second World War York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- The Basilica