Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Military Belt Fitting
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Minster
- King Edward II and York
- The Black Death
- A New Vision For York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Art Gallery
- Dick Turpin