Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Royal Station Hotel
- Olive Oil Container
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Guildhall
- The Basilica
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Council of Arles
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Head Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Rowntree Park
- King Edward I and York