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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Second World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- Cinema Comes to York
- The End of the Abbey
- York's Airfield
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Castle Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- First World War Memorial
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Bombed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning