Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Vision For York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Cross
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- Church of St Helen
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier