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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward I and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Is York Cursed?
- Walmgate Bar
- York Garrison
- The York Hoard
- Our Lady's Row
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Olave
- Feeding Roman York