Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- The Abbot's House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Guildhall
- Treasurer's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham School
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Shambles