Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- The Basilica
- The Abbot's House
- Second World War York
- Anglian Cross
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Prisons
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward II and York
- Sixties York
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward I and York
- Victoria Bar