Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Middleham Jewel
- The Basilica
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Carving
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Rowntree Park
- Vikings and Christianity