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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Bombed
- Our Lady's Row
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Is York Cursed?
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New Vision For York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Airfield
- The Council of Arles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of an Athlete
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre