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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Mansion House
- Guy Fawkes
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- New Shopping Centres
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fairfax House
- Aldwark Synagogue