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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Black Death
- York Garrison
- Statue of an Athlete
- Stonegate
- St Crux's Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Transport Moves On
- The York Observatory
- A New Walk
- Central Methodist Chapel