Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- Rowntree Park
- The Medieval Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Stonegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- De Grey Rooms
- Dick Turpin
- The Red Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Council of Arles
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham School