Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Victoria Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mystery Plays
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate
- The Medieval Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- De Grey Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- A New University
- Viking Boot
- The New Theatre