Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Multangular Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Retreat
- Lendal Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- View from Station Rise
- New Shopping Centres
- The Norman House
- Feeding Roman York
- The York Observatory
- The Cawood Sword