Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- York Art Gallery
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fire in the Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Castle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Airfield
- York's Coat of Arms
- Minster Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Treasurer's House