Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jubbergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze weights
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Walmgate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Shambles
- A New Walk
- Yorkshire Museum
- The York Hoard