Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- New Shopping Centres
- The Mystery Plays
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Medieval Castle
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- First World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Walk
- Alcuin of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Coat of Arms