Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward II and York