Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- New Earswick
- The Red Tower
- Mary Ward
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War Memorial
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Female Prison
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fire in the Minster
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 19th Century