Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Shambles
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New Walk
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in the 18th Century