Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- The George Fox Incident
- Monk Bar
- The Guildhall
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman Minster
- The Multangular Tower
- Middleham Jewel