Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Hoard
- King Richard II and York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Medieval Minster
- Industrial Upheaval