Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The New Theatre
- Bone Trial Piece
- The End of the Abbey
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- William Etty, Artist
- The Railway Institute
- View from Station Rise
- The Multangular Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Barley Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 20th Century