Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Multangular Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Prisons
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Holocaust
- Clifford's Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barker Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Ouse Bridge
- Sixties York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas