Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- The Retreat
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Hospitium
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham School