Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Red Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Our Lady's Row
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Head Pot
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rowntree Park
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Coins
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Burial Vessel