Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- New Earswick
- Treasurer's House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Barley Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mansion House
- York Union Gas Works
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Minster