Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Head Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Castle
- The Hospitium
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward I and York
- The Basilica
- The Norman Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey