Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Abbey
- The New Theatre
- York Art Gallery
- The Roman Fortress
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Crux's Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Cross
- Dick Turpin
- The Basilica