Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward II and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fire in the Minster
- Sixties York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Feeding Roman York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Micklegate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Carving
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Union Gas Works