Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Abbot's House
- Olive Oil Container
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Shopping Centres
- A New Vision For York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Alcuin of York
- Fairfax House
- York Bombed