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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cinema Comes to York
- George Leeman
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Carving
- Trams Pulled by Horses