Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Bar Convent
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The First Minster
- Church of St Olave
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Carving
- New Earswick
- Our Lady's Row
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward II and York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses