Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Shambles
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Leeman
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Richard II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St William's Shrine