Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- A Pipkin
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Basilica