Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- First World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Clifford's Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- New Shopping Centres
- Olive Oil Container
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St William's Shrine
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church