Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Boot
- The Basilica
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Retreat
- Dick Turpin
- The Mansion House
- Middleham Jewel
- The Black Death
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Vikings and Christianity
- Artists, Writers and Scientists