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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Teaching the Poor
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The First Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward III and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Stonegate
- York Art Gallery
- York Bombed
- The Shambles
- Roman Head Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison